Court to hear bid to reinstate Greenland cops' lawsuit

Wednesday

Mar 5, 2014 at 1:00 PMMar 5, 2014 at 7:48 PM

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Four drug task force officers injured in a raid that killed Greenland's police chief will ask the New Hampshire Supreme Court to reinstate their lawsuit against the shooter's mother.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Four drug task force officers injured in a raid that killed Greenland's police chief will ask the New Hampshire Supreme Court to reinstate their lawsuit against the shooter's mother.

The officers say Beverly Mutrie facilitated the shooting of the officers by tolerating her son's drug dealing and weapons possession at the house he rented from her.

Cullen Mutrie opened fire on the officers in April 2012, when they attempted to execute a search warrant. Cullen Mutrie shot to death Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney and wounded the officers before killing his girlfriend and himself.

A superior court judge last May dismissed the officers' lawsuit against Mutrie's mother and her insurance carrier, saying their allegations of wanton and reckless conduct do not constitute an accident the policy would cover.